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New Hope Elementary

Q: Is New Hope Elementary a good school?

New Hope Elementary ranks 756 th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

756^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 49% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

New Hope Elementary is a mid-sized PK–5 school in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, serving 528 students as part of Orange County Schools. It stands out for its student-need profile: 99% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a rate far higher than nearby Hillsborough Elementary (17.5%) or Morris Grove Elementary (22.5%). Its closest economic comparisons are actually Central Elementary and Forest View Elementary, both of which rank below New Hope statewide.

Academically, math is a relative strength while reading lags. Across grades 3–5, math proficiency averages about 68%, at or above state averages, but reading averages only about 47% — roughly 9 points below the state and 14 points below the district. In 3rd grade math, New Hope's 68.6% proficiency far exceeds Central's 48.6%. Subgroup data also show genuine bright spots: special education students rank at the 83rd percentile statewide, and economically disadvantaged students rank at the 62nd percentile — both well above the school's overall 49th-percentile ranking.

New Hope benefits from a favorable 11.5:1 student-teacher ratio and per-pupil spending of about $13,203, better than most nearby schools. Chronic absenteeism runs at 22.1%, below district and state rates and much better than Central (33.3%) or Forest View (29.0%). Most encouragingly, the school has climbed from the 18th percentile in 2020-2021 to the 49th percentile in 2025-2026 — five straight years of improvement. The bottom line: New Hope is a high-poverty school making steady progress, with solid math performance and meaningful successes serving high-need students; closing the reading gap is its clearest path forward.

528

Students ?

11.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

99.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1900 New Hope Church Rd
Chapel Hill, NC 27514-8216

(919) 942-9696

District: Orange County Schools

Students who attend New Hope Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	A L Stanback Middle
High:	Cedar Ridge High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

51.7%

White:

26.9%

African American:

11.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 52nd percentile in 2016 → 49th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school59%

District avg67%

North Carolina avg61%

756^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 49%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

69^th of 246Orange County Schools among North Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	48.6	756 of 1492	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.4	791 of 1490	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.9	872 of 1505	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.2	957 of 1502	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.0	1054 of 1514	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.3	1223 of 1489	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.1	1099 of 1473	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.6	1057 of 1434	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	37.8	952 of 1429	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	52.4	686 of 1425	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	55.2	658 of 1440	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	49.2	713 of 1390	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	59.0	537 of 1403	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	55.6	681 of 1388	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	56.9	666 of 1381	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	62.5	564 of 1363	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	55.7	689 of 1354	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	57.8	587 of 1324	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	54.0	669 of 1293	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	52.5	675 of 1276	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	31.9	675 of 918	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.7	819 of 924	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.9	901 of 949	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	23.8	546 of 634	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.8	367 of 646	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.2	408 of 878	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.9	597 of 897	33.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	42.4	285 of 519	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.0	292 of 563	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.5	221 of 533	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	26.3	407 of 514	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	451 of 485	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.5	383 of 385	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	39.9	292 of 497	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.9	284 of 421	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	44.6	819 of 1447	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.5	780 of 1451	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.1	928 of 1455	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.3	946 of 1459	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.9	1065 of 1458	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.7	1178 of 1440	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.7	1236 of 1424	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.7	1121 of 1405	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	44.0	620 of 743	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	49.2	504 of 710	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	67.8	154 of 669	77.0%	★★★★☆
2023	58.9	307 of 582	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	69.7	77 of 500	84.6%	★★★★☆
2021	18.1	458 of 494	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	40.4	550 of 612	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	51.4	47 of 69	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	45.2	555 of 981	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.7	580 of 961	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.1	594 of 951	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.4	743 of 915	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	839 of 893	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.3	836 of 843	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.9	643 of 865	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.3	649 of 851	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	57.2	544 of 1434	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.3	637 of 1437	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.8	953 of 1450	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.9	1112 of 1437	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	1210 of 1366	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.5	1276 of 1329	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.3	987 of 1361	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.6	929 of 1332	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	52.0	683 of 1451	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.8	769 of 1450	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.2	795 of 1464	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.8	903 of 1461	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.3	970 of 1464	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.7	1188 of 1444	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.7	870 of 1430	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.6	920 of 1413	34.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	71.2	135 of 815	83.4%	★★★★☆
2025	53.7	285 of 821	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.7	338 of 801	57.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	55.7	510 of 1146	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	66.3	370 of 1172	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.0	298 of 1166	74.4%	★★★★☆
2023	78.5	202 of 1183	82.9%	★★★★☆
2022	70.6	315 of 1194	73.6%	★★★★☆
2021	55.6	497 of 1172	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.0	799 of 1183	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.2	1019 of 1178	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2026)83rd percentile+34 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)62nd percentile+13 vs school

White (2026)55th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)53rd percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)45th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)43rd percentile-6 vs school

Female (2026)43rd percentile-6 vs school

African American (2025)26th percentile-20 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)17th percentile-33 vs school

Disabled (2022)14th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics68%+5 vs state

Science67%~ state avg

Reading47%-10 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, July 2, 2014

I am a parent of 3 children at New Hope. We have had wonderful teachers each year. There is a feeling of community and love at New Hope. I volunteer, like many parents, in the classroom of each of my children. Many of the teachers have been at New Hope for a long time, which is a great sign of a great school. My children love going to school and are thriving. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOG Mathematics (2026)						EOG Reading (2026)						EOG Science (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
New Hope Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1900 New Hope Church Rd	Chapel Hill	27514	Orange County	Orange County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 942-9696	528	46	11.5	99.1%	142 (26.9%)	62 (11.7%)	273 (51.7%)	10 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.6%)	48.6	756^th of 1492 public elementary schools	49.3%		47.4	791^st of 1490 public elementary schools	46.9%	35	68.6	70.2	65.3				43.0	46.8	50.7				66.7		$13,203	$1,160	$12,043
Grady Brown Elementary	Public	K-5	1100 New Grady Brown Rd	Hillsborough	27278	Orange County	Orange County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 732-6138	406	31	13.2	59.6%	170 (41.9%)	46 (11.3%)	146 (36.0%)	12 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.6%)	58.3	610^th of 1492 public elementary schools	59.1%		49.3	757^th of 1490 public elementary schools	49.2%	147	66.7	67.7	65.7				55.6	64.5	52.9				67.1		$12,441	$1,012	$11,429
The Expedition School	Public, Charter	K-8	437 Dimmocks Mill Rd Ste 33	Hillsborough	27278	Orange County	The Expedition School	Yes	No	No	No	(919) 245-8432	380	29	13.1		282 (74.2%)	14 (3.7%)	37 (9.7%)	17 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	28 (7.4%)	94.5	52^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	96.5%		95.1	52^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	96.5%		78.0	97.7	81.4	90.7	97.6	97.4	90.2	90.9	86.0	90.7	97.6	94.7	90.7	100.0
Morris Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	215 Eubanks Rd	Chapel Hill	27516	Orange County	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 918-4800	383	32	12.1	22.5%	211 (55.1%)	30 (7.8%)	54 (14.1%)	56 (14.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.8%)	91.2	97^th of 1492 public elementary schools	93.5%		93.5	67^th of 1490 public elementary schools	95.5%	30	81.4	85.9	83.3				77.1	79.7	83.3				86.4		$12,863	$298	$12,565
River Park Elementary	Public	K-5	240 St. Mary's Road	Hillsborough	27278	Orange County	Orange County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 732-9326	523	36	14.4	37.5%	309 (59.1%)	27 (5.2%)	131 (25.0%)	10 (1.9%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.6%)	76.5	296^th of 1492 public elementary schools	80.2%		81	234^th of 1490 public elementary schools	84.3%	62	66.3	75.0	80.9				66.3	70.0	67.0				76.6		$10,994	$454	$10,540
Hillsborough Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	402 North Nash Street	Hillsborough	27278	Orange County	Orange County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 732-6137	435	30	14.6	17.5%	337 (77.5%)	28 (6.4%)	30 (6.9%)	11 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.7%)	90.8	103^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	93.1%		90.8	98^th of 1490 public elementary schools	93.4%	5	87.5	82.6	86.5				76.7	75.4	81.1				82.4		$11,531	$386	$11,145
Central Elementary	Public	K-5	154 Hayes St	Hillsborough	27278	Orange County	Orange County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 732-3622	261	23	11.1	98.9%	105 (40.2%)	72 (27.6%)	63 (24.1%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.5%)	33.4	1038^th of 1492 public elementary schools	30.4%		34.1	1017^th of 1490 public elementary schools	31.7%	21	48.6	58.7	47.5				43.2	43.5	52.5				65.0		$14,465	$1,168	$13,297
Forest View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3007 Mount Sinai Road	Durham	27705	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3932	662	51	13.0	99.5%	205 (31.0%)	149 (22.5%)	227 (34.3%)	42 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (5.7%)	37.7	947^th of 1492 public elementary schools	36.5%		34.8	1007^th of 1490 public elementary schools	32.4%	60	59.3	56.6	49.5				43.0	48.5	57.1				61.5		$11,776	$1,086	$10,690
Seawell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9115 Seawell School Rd	Chapel Hill	27516	Orange County	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 967-4343	416	34	12.4	30.0%	142 (34.1%)	55 (13.2%)	44 (10.6%)	136 (32.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (9.4%)	88	146^th of 1492 public elementary schools	90.2%		86.9	145^th of 1490 public elementary schools	90.3%	1	76.8	78.3	84.7				75.0	71.1	73.5				92.9		$13,527	$419	$13,108
Estes Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 N Estes Dr	Chapel Hill	27514	Orange County	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 942-4753	336	31	10.9	26.5%	191 (56.8%)	39 (11.6%)	39 (11.6%)	25 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (12.5%)	88.7	136^th of 1492 public elementary schools	90.9%		87.8	141^st of 1490 public elementary schools	90.5%	5	77.4	84.2	86.0				71.7	82.5	79.1				81.4		$14,515	$862	$13,653

Frequently Asked Questions about New Hope Elementary

How many students attend New Hope Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 528 students attended New Hope Elementary.

What district is New Hope Elementary in?

Orange County Schools

What schools do graduates of New Hope Elementary attend?

Students who attend New Hope Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : A L Stanback Middle
High : Cedar Ridge High

Is New Hope Elementary a good school?

New Hope Elementary ranks 756^th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of New Hope Elementary?

Students at New Hope Elementary are 52% Hispanic, 27% White, 12% African American, 8% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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